Cindi Leive

Journalist & Modern Feminist; Co-Founder of The Meteor

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Cindi Leive Biography

Cindi Leive is a journalist, media leader and advocate for women. She is the co-founder of The Meteor, a collective of journalists, artists, media leaders and filmmakers committed to building a platform for modern feminist work and also a senior fellow at the USC-Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism.

She is also the former editor-in-chief of both Glamour and Self magazine; a cultural critic who speaks frequently about women, media and the arts; and the co-producer of several New York Times bestsellers, including the 2018 book "Together We Rise" about the making of the Women’s March. She is the host of the second season of The Barneys Podcast, which celebrates fashion, style, and creative personalities.

During Leive’s 16 years at Glamour, she grew the brand’s audience to a record 20 million across print and digital, and built barrier-breaking initiatives like Women of the Year (the country’s preeminent event showcasing women), #PoweredByWomen (a global movement supporting female photographers), #The51Million (about women and politics) and more. As a journalist, Leive has interviewed Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, First Ladies Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Senator John McCain, Vice President Joe Biden, and personalities ranging from Jennifer Lawrence to Angelina Jolie. She also founded The Girl Project to support girls’ education, making Glamour the first women’s media brand with a nonprofit initiative.

A frequent TV contributor, Leive appears regularly on "Good Morning America", "Morning Joe," "CBS This Morning," "Today," CNN and many other outlets and live events, discussing everything from the wage gap to women in Hollywood.

Leive has won many media awards -- including five National Magazine Awards, an Emmy for Glamour under her tenure, and a Woman of the Year Award – Glamour’s biggest honor. She has also received a multitude of recognition for her work on behalf of women. Among those honors are the Nat King Cole Award from the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the Matrix Award, the White House Project Award, and the Media Partner Award from the U.N. Fund to End Violence Against Women. Leive began her career at The Paris Review and The Saturday Review.

Leive is currently an active board member of Swarthmore College (her alma mater), as well as the Brooklyn Public Library and the International Women’s Media Foundation.

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Cindi Leive Speaking Topics

  • Are You an Entitled Millennial? Good—Don’t Stop

    For years, employers have loved to characterize their younger staffers as “entitled”—and wrung their hands about why “no one wants to work anymore.” But the willingness to ask for what you want, especially if you’re a member of a historically marginalized group, isn’t entitlement at all, and it’s exactly what you need to do in order to change your own career and the world around you. This talk is required listening both for women charting their own careers, and any manager looking to build a team in the post-Great-Resignation landscape.

  • How to Change the Future for Women

    We are living through an unprecedented moment of activism in the US. One in five American women has taken part in a protest over the last three years—for political change, for racial justice, and, since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, for bodily autonomy. Women and nonbinary people of all ages are rethinking everything from our workplaces to how we raise our children. But how do we make SUSTAINED change and true equality for all women happen? With insights from her decades of connecting with young women, Cindi Leive delivers a manifesto about what’s working, what isn’t, and what each of us can do. This speech is essential listening for the women, men, institutions, and companies that are dedicated to building a fairer future.

  • From “Empowerment” to Power: Gender Equality at Work

    After nearly every speech, Cindi Leive is invariably approached by young women with the same question: “Can I ask you about your career?” With her tenure as Editor-in-Chief of Self magazine and Glamour, one of the most widely-read and influential women’s magazines, Leive’s road was filled with unconventional decisions and steady determination. In this speech, Leive distills the path she took and shares strategies for a post-Lean in world.

    From presenting ideas and negotiating salary to dealing with bias and discrimination on the job, Leive highlights the shifting playing field, the strategic language to use, and the resilience necessary to get ahead. In an era when women understand their value and are more motivated than ever to advance their careers, Leive is encouraging women to take the reins and establish their worth across industries.

  • From Lipstick to Legislation: The Shifting Media Landscape

    When we say “the media,” we all know what’s implied: an elusive organization that makes decisions about what gets printed, aired, or run, and how we should feel about it. But in this era of misinformation and fake news, we now demand more from the media. We expect the media to represent us, to listen to us, and to create material that is neither biased or condescending.

    During her time at Glamour, Cindi Leive witnessed a massive disruption in the media business, particularly in how women’s interest magazines became feminist platforms in a way that seemed unlikely—even a decade ago. Despite Glamour’s own history of feminism and activism, Leive played an instrumental role in reshaping the magazine’s brand to promote body positivity as well as powerful women in politics and culture.

    In this speech, Leive discusses the increasingly important role of journalism, especially as digital dominates print, and media outlets are increasingly shifting their focus from entertainment to politics and current events. Leive outlines what these shifts mean for the future of media, our culture, and our politics.

  • Rethinking Fashion with Glamour’s Former Editor-in-Chief

    Sometimes the outside world sees “fashion” as shallow or tyrannical. Yet some of the most creative, collaborative, and innovative work being done is in the world of fashion. In this speech, Cindi Leive leverages her 16 years at Glamour and as a top commentator on fashion and style to illustrate how fashion is much more than beauty and aesthetics, but a synthesis of culture, art, and social change.

Cindi Leive Videos

  • Cindi Leive - "PBS News Hour"
    Cindi Leive's brief but spectacular take on female power.
  • Mom+Social: The Power of Moms to Change The World - YouTube
  • Cindi Leive - First Woman Voter
    Cindi Leive talks about the First Woman Voter in her family.

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Cindi Leive is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Are You an Entitled Millennial? Good—Don’t Stop, How to Change the Future for Women, From “Empowerment” to Power: Gender Equality at Work, From Lipstick to Legislation: The Shifting Media Landscape and Rethinking Fashion with Glamour’s Former Editor-in-Chief. The estimated speaking fee range to book Cindi Leive for your event is available upon request. Cindi Leive generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sabine Heller, Cynthia Montgomery, Julian Baggini, Lori Cheek and Anna Holmes. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Cindi Leive for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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